Zacharias boosts own M60 world record to 5-10 1/2!
Thomas Zacharias doesn’t rest. For the third time this season, he’s raised the M60 world record in the high jump — the latest mark being 1.79 (5-10 1/2) at a meet near his home in Spain. Annette’s Seite in Germany reports the mark — and quotes Thomas as saying he tried for 1.81 (5-11 1/4). And the uber-straddler took just four steps in his approach run, if I read the posting correctly. On the WMA Age-Graded Tables, Thomas’ 1.79 is equivalent to an open clearance of 2.45 meters — just over 8 feet! Here’s a rough translation of the news:
All good things are three: Thomas Zacharias (M60) puts still another record centimeter drauf – to 1,79m
The new high jump world record of the M60 stands for Saturday with 1,79m. As because and Sergej Bubka the Bestmarke of Thomas Zacharias (*1947, USC Mainz) centimeter improved around centimeters. On Saturday it jumped now in Arrecife with a match in the context of the sport promotion week of the island administration of its Wahlheimat Lanzarote 1,79m high and improved thereby the own, no 14 days old record around a further centimeter.
Zacharias afterwards: “I would shear, I do not put on it not to accumulate headlines. I always try the next height with everything that I can also still master. Finally one never knows whether one comes in such a way once again in the life into form. With 1m79 I however again one draufgelegt. And with the fact noticed that I still einges in it is. The 8 must simply ago. Fantastically 1m84 (body size) would be natural. Typically Hochspringer. Always directly little size-madly. But 1,81m deterred me nevertheless still too much today.”
The Mastersathlet started with its match for the first time for one year with four instead of 3 steps. That means a measured approach speed of 3,70m/sec, instead of 3,40m/sec with three steps. Zacharias: “3,70m is sharply at the border its that I can convert at speed.” First it did not look like an increase in efficiency. The attempts over 1m60, 1m64 unf 1m 67 were completely bad attempts; nothing folded. 1m70 went then already better. 1m73 and 76 I jumped still in the training suit, in order to show me, what I drauf have. One has three attempts. There one can undress still. The first 1m79 was again bad, but then. Fully met, well risen, perfectly turned, the pulling tight leg totally freely. With each part of the body 4 cm air. Absolutely no slat contact. My best jump for 15 months. A feeling as, if Mainz05 shoots the victory gate in last minute. The concentration was thereafter somehow. Footballs flew over the net on the plant. Stubborn Zusammenreissen. But with 1m81 no chance. “(15.04.07)
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No question, Thomas is the best! Maybe next year I should try Arrecife, it might be the high jump pit ;-). Milan
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